Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
NNE
0.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)12111111111111111010101010101011107788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153100979568664544372020201919192331125358413421431432454
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.81
6:50AM
1.97
7:16PM
1.87
7:38AM
2.00
8:04PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.37
12:34AM
0.32
1:10PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.29
1:57PM
0.24
2:13AM
0.27
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:19-------7:16----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------21----
Temp. °C202424211919181617191917151617181719191919181818
Feels °C (?)192223201817161313151514131516171618161515141414
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